National Health Laboratory Service
South African national government agency / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is a South African national government institution established in 2001. It was created by merging the South African Institute for Medical Research (SAIMR), the National Centre for Occupational Health and the National Institute for Virology. It also absorbed various provincial health department and university-run pathology laboratories.[4]
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Formed | 2001; 23 years ago (2001) |
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Jurisdiction | South Africa |
Employees | ā 8000 |
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Parent department | Department of Health |
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Website | www |
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The NHLS is the diagnostic pathology service for the public sector in South Africa. A network of 265[5] laboratories service all public hospitals and clinics in the country.[6]